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Old 07-06-2008, 02:17 PM
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Exclamation bad Wing clipping

To keep her safe, I clip my B&G Macaws wings! I clip her flight feathers so they are even with her secondary feathers (those near the base of the wing) and taper to the tip, so if she should fall or be startled to fly away from her precieved "danger", she can fly a short distance, usually downward, to land without injury. I have seen parrots flight feathers clipped super short tapered to practically nothing at the tip of the wing. Those parrots, unfortunatly will fall like a stone. I do advocate wing clipping but not so short they dont break a fall - keep that in mind. When in doubt have a pro clip them with minimal stress the way YOU want them done.
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